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Cajun Stir Fry | This Is Why I’m Full

So we recently purchased our own rice cooker, and we have been making a ton and am not kidding when I say a ton of rice. Turns out when you have something that you can set and forget you wind up using it a lot. Making rice has never been so easy and it frees up a burner on the stove for so many things to put on said rice!

If you are looking to purchase a rice cooker, I would go with this one (click the link to view the steamer!) it is the one the hubby and I got, and it is amazing! You can steam your vegetables and your rice at the same time! It’s hands off cooking at its best!

This recipe came about when we saw bell peppers on sale and wondered what could be made with them? As it turns out we both had the same idea with what we could do with them, use the rice cooker! This dinner idea came out quite well for slapping something together with what was on sale at our local grocer. I paired the rice and vegetable mix with some delicious home made bread that was made the night before, and as always everything was awesome!

Let us know what you think of our Cajun Stir Fry and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Cajun Stir Fry

Amount Per Serving

Calories 571Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Polyunsaturated Fat 3g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g

Cholesterol 80mg27%

Sodium 2798mg117%

Potassium 1413mg40%

Total Carbohydrates 85g28%

Dietary Fiber 18g72%

Sugars 18g

Protein 36g72%

Vitamin A156%

Vitamin C513%

Calcium19%

Iron29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Above are the nutrition facts for this dish. Not sure how much we’ll use this plugin, If it’s useful to you let us know and we will put it in more recipes!

Black Pepper Crusted Steak|This Is Why I’m Full

I had a sad day recently, not long after we made the delicious Black Pepper Crusted Steak you see above…….. I realized that I can’t eat red meat anymore. Less than 2 months after eating my first steak a major love affair had to come to an end…. No more hamburgers, beef stroganoff, Costco hotdogs, etc. Many delicious foods that I can’ eat anymore because my stomach won’t let me. But if the Hubby would let me eat myself sick on ANY beef, this would be it. The be-all, end-all if you would. Juicy and tender this steak made me see what my dad has been telling me all my life: STEAK IS BEST. And now I can no longer eat it, parting is such sweet sorrow… However, just because I can’t eat this heavenly entree doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try our Black Pepper Crusted Steak and love it just as much as I will always cherish the memory. Let us know what you think of our Black Pepper Crusted Steak and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Spinach Artichoke Twice Baked Potatoes|This Is Why I’m Full

Okay, I don’t know if you’ve tried our Crock Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip or any of our other delicious spinach artichoke dishes (look them up, there’s a lasagna that is to die for!) But these Spinach Artichoke Twice Baked Potatoes are the best out of all of them! Potatoes and cheese and artichoke hearts, delicious. I have this really bad habit of eating all of the pickled artichoke hearts almost as soon as the jar is open. I love them, and it drives the Hubby crazy because when we buy them it’s for a specific purpose or meal and we usually have to buy two jars when we only need one and then I’m usually not hungry for dinner after I eat the hearts. But I was hungry for these, I ate too many in fact and they were amazing! Let us know what you think of our Spinach Artichoke Twice Baked Potatoes and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Cheeseburger Twice Baked Potatoes|This Is Why I’m Full

These Cheeseburger Twice Baked Potatoes are so amazing you might never need to make or buy real cheeseburgers again! The potato shells get just a little bit crispy and the tomatoes and ground beef are such a great combination. We always make way more of these than we need and so we had them for dinner multiple times in a week, that’s what is so great about twice baked potatoes, you can make a ton of them and they reheat perfectly every time! Let us know what you think of our Cheeseburger Twice Baked Potatoes and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Chicken Broccoli Crescent Roll Bake|This Is Why I’m Full

This Chicken Broccoli Crescent Roll Bake is another one of those things I saw on Pinterest and just had to try! Ours didn’t end up being very pretty, and my goofy Hubby forgot to take a picture after it was sliced up (he takes 99% of the pictures you see on here!) so I can’t show the gooey cheesy deliciousness that is inside of these crescent rolls, but trust me, it was delicious! Let us know what you think of our Chicken Broccoli Crescent Roll Bake and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Poor Man’s Jalapeno Poppers|This Is Why I’m Full

These delicious Poor Man’s Jalapeno poppers will be a huge hit! Incredibly simple to make, and they go a long way! We made these after the first time we made our French Toast Roll Ups and took them to a party very shortly after, all of the ones we made were gone within ten minutes of being at the party, everyone loved them! We made two different kinds, we made some with bacon and some with extra jalapenos. Just looking at this picture makes me want to make more right now! The hubby loved these, I mean he loves everything involving bacon, but spicy things with bacon, even better right?! I want to make these with like a million different fillings, maybe make a whole week long thing out of it! Yum yum yum! Let us know what you think of our Poor Man’s Jalapeno poppers and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

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This Spicy Sausage Manicotti recipe was AMAZING. I have always wanted to try Manicotti, it was something we didn’t have when I was a kid. Six kids with never-ending pits for stomachs wasn’t really conducive to a lot of fancy meals. Mostly chicken and rice and spaghetti! But now that I’m an adult and I pay my bills I decided that I wanted to try manicotti, and this Spicy Sausage Manicotti was a great first attempt! The Hubby had no idea what manicotti was, so this was a first for both of us! And I can tell you right now we will DEFINITELY be making this again! I had a hard time making myself stop eating, it was that good! We didn’t have time to make our own pasta sauce for this one, but next time I will make sure we have the time and I think it will be even better! Let us know what you think of our Spicy Sausage Manicotti and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

I love broccoli, and the hubby loves cheese so this Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Shells recipe was a huge hit for both of us! It was super easy to make and this recipe made enough that we got 3 meals out of it! It didn’t take really any time to put together and it was delicious! You could make this, split it in half and put half in the freezer! Or in the fridge, or just eat it all in one sitting! The possibilities are endless!!! Let us know what you think of our Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Shells and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

As I have said before, I am not really a Turkey fan, but these Turkey tacos came close to making me one!

Turkey Tacos|This Is Why I’m Full

We bought fancy tortillas for these, instead of our usual 80 tortillas for $3 we splurged and paid $3 for 10 tortillas, and what a difference! They were delicious! Not to mention much better for you than the average tortilla (not that I put much stock into what people say is good and bad for you, that list changes too often for me to keep track!) Anyway, so here is my delicious Turkey taco recipe! Stay tuned, in the not too distant future the Hubby and I are planning on trying (and probably failing at first) to make our own tortillas!! Let us know what you think of these Turkey Tacos and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!